Central African Republic vs Sierra Leone: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex
Central African Republic
65.59 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Sierra Leone
68.81 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Central African Republic rank
3rd
Sierra Leone rank
1st
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex over time
- Central African Republic
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 68.81 deaths per 1,000 people against 65.59 deaths per 1,000 people in Central African Republic, a difference of 3.22 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Central African Republic ranks 3rd and Sierra Leone ranks 1st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Central African Republic | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 178.93 deaths per 1,000 people | 233.52 deaths per 1,000 people | 54.59 deaths per 1,000 people | Sierra Leone |
| 1960s | 158.11 deaths per 1,000 people | 210.68 deaths per 1,000 people | 52.57 deaths per 1,000 people | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 133.8 deaths per 1,000 people | 188.02 deaths per 1,000 people | 54.21 deaths per 1,000 people | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 119.49 deaths per 1,000 people | 170.6 deaths per 1,000 people | 51.11 deaths per 1,000 people | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 113.94 deaths per 1,000 people | 157.48 deaths per 1,000 people | 43.53 deaths per 1,000 people | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 116.63 deaths per 1,000 people | 131.16 deaths per 1,000 people | 14.53 deaths per 1,000 people | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 92.72 deaths per 1,000 people | 93.7 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.978 deaths per 1,000 people | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 109.65 deaths per 1,000 people | 72.52 deaths per 1,000 people | 37.13 deaths per 1,000 people | Central African Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex, Central African Republic or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 68.81 deaths per 1,000 people against 65.59 deaths per 1,000 people in Central African Republic as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex between Central African Republic and Sierra Leone?
- 3.22 deaths per 1,000 people, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Sierra Leone?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Central African Republic and Sierra Leone rank globally for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
- Central African Republic ranks 3rd and Sierra Leone ranks 1st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.